Man allegedly fractures woman’s eye socket in domestic dispute

Midland Reporter-Telegram

Published 5:00 pm, Wednesday, August 27, 2014

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Rusty Lee Fowler, 41, of Coldspring, was charged Aug. 26 with a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.Fowler is accused of striking and choking a woman during a domestic dispute. The woman sustained a fractured orbital bone and multiple bruises and abrasions during the assault, according to Reporter-Telegram records.If convicted, Fowler faces up to 20 years in prison. less

Rusty Lee Fowler, 41, of Coldspring, was charged Aug. 26 with a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.Fowler is accused of striking and choking a woman during a ... more

Man allegedly fractures woman’s eye socket in domestic dispute

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A 41-year-old Coldspring man was arrested Tuesday for seriously injuring a woman during a July domestic dispute, according to court documents.

Rusty Lee Fowler was being held Wednesday on a $75,000 bond for a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.

Midland police received word of the incident on Aug. 4.

The alleged victim told police that she told Fowler on July 31 that she was ending a relationship with him. Fowler became verbally abusive before striking her and choking her into submission, according to the arrest affidavit. The woman sustained a fractured orbital bone and multiple bruises and abrasions during the assault.

The affidavit does not explain the time gap between the assault and Fowler’s eventual arrest.